With all the tsunami talk, I just want to say this about the earthquake... [View all]

I was in Hollywood when then Northridge earthquake hit at 4:30 AM.
I jumped out of bed to find cover, and was thrown back into bed (oh no you don't!).

When it subsided, I went to my car parked on the street, and sat and listened to the radio: all the AM stations were just playing messages "We have just experienced a major earthquake in Los Angeles. Stay tuned for more details." I looked up at the hills in the complete darkness and saw flashlights wandering here and there. I went back to bed and tried to sleep.

My work required us to go in, so we sat at our desks on what felt like liquid ground. Some employees screamed and panicked with each aftershock—which went on the entire day.

That earthquake was a 6.7

I cannot imagine going through a frigging 8.8!! And the aftershocks were in the 7's and 6's (I was getting reports on my phone from USGS).

My god, that was a powerful earthquake in Russia.